I. Choose the best option by circling A, B or C. ( 2pts )
1. How _______is the blue hat?
A. often B. many C. much
2. The toy store is _______the restaurant.
A. near B. far C. between
3. Did Jane buy any _______?
A. souvenirs B. picture C. book
4. After the holiday they returned to Ha Noi _______bus.
A. by B. on C. in
5. They arrived home at 6.30______the evening.
A. on B. in C. at
6. How _______is it from Hue to Da Nang ?
A. many B. much C. far
7. Ba wanted to buy some English newspapers, so he went to the _______.
A. library B. bookstore C. clothing store
8. Add _______salt and pepper to the soup.
A. a few B. few C. a little
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. ( 1.5 pts )
1. I would like ( tell ) _______you about my school and my teacher.
2. You must (drink) _______much water every day.
3. My father (not watch) _______TV last night. He (play) _______ chess with
my brother.
4. When _______you ( buy ) _______this comic ?- I (buy) it two days ago.
III. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same. ( 2pts )
1. Shall we go to the movies ?
Let's _______________________________________________________
2. Ba is a quick swimmer.
Ba swims ___________________________________________________
3. I don't like pork. They don't like pork.
I don't like pork, and __________________________________________

3. She started learning English when she was eighteen .
4.She has a problem with listening .
5. She can understand people when they speak fast .
6. She does’nt find English difficult to learn .
7. She wants to be an English teacher .
8. She loves English songs , but she doesn't hope to become a singer
Híng dÉn chÊm kscl m«n t.anh 8
N¨m häc 2008 - 2009
I. (2.0pts)0.25x 8
1. c 2.a 3.a 4.a 5.b 6.c 7.b 8.c
II. (1.5pts) 0.25x 6
1. to tell
2. drink
3. didn’t watch; played
4. did, buy; bought
III. (2.0pts) 0.5x4
1. Let’s go to the movies
2. Ba swims quickly
3............they don’t like, either/ neither do they.
4. She should go to the dentist.
IV. (2.5pts) 0.5x5
1. They often go to the beach
2. They often stay for two or three day.
3. They usually stay in a small house or a flat by the sea .
4. They went to Nha Trang.
5.They walked along the beach and built sand castles.
V. (2.0pts )0.25x8
1.T 2. T 3. F 4.T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8
Tape script
Hi, My name is Lily . I come from China . I am a student, a university student.I am